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Aroma: Delicate apple and pear with spicy white pepper overtones.
Taste: Crisp, fresh green apple with hints of tobacco and an intense mineral finish.
Name story: Ortolan is named for the songbird found in Weinviertel's vineyards whose melody is said to have inspired Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
Vineyards and winemaking: Vineyards at the foot of the Falkenstein cliffs. Rich soil mixed with weathered shell limestone over a layer of moisture-retaining clay. Hand-picked grapes and slow, temperature-controlled fermentation.

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“...What if you could walk into any wine store or restaurant and select a wine from any of nine countries and dozens of appellations and feel confident that you were getting not only high quality wine but also good value? That's the promise of Oriel.” — Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Oriel is a global portfolio of wines that are handmade in small quantities by the world’s best winemakers and sold ... Read more

“...What if you could walk into any wine store or restaurant and select a wine from any of nine countries and dozens of appellations and feel confident that you were getting not only high quality wine but also good value? That's the promise of Oriel.” — Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Oriel is a global portfolio of wines that are handmade in small quantities by the world’s best winemakers and sold under the Oriel label. Most of our wines retail for between $15 and $35 per bottle, providing consumers unusually affordable access to wines made by the winemakers behind such esteemed labels as Petrus and Penfolds Grange. Oriel wines have been rated in the 90s by Robert M. Parker and the Wine Spectator, have received numerous awards and accolades and are served at some of America’s top restaurants. Read less

Aroma: Delicate apple and pear with spicy white pepper overtones.
Taste: Crisp, fresh green apple with hints of tobacco and an intense mineral finish.
Name story: Ortolan is named for the songbird found in Weinviertel's vineyards whose melody is said to have inspired Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
Vineyards and winemaking: Vineyards at the foot of the Falkenstein cliffs. Rich soil mixed with weathered shell limestone over a layer of moisture-retaining clay. Hand-picked grapes and slow, temperature-controlled fermentation.